| If you have been looking for jobs in your immediate | | | | have night classes. |
| area and beyond, you might find you are discouraged | | | | How can you benefit from extra classwork? |
| by the requirements employers seek. You may bring | | | | Particularly with technology jobs, new innovations in |
| various clerical and computer skills to the table, but if | | | | Web design and programming are constant. It's |
| you are not at the level of experience an employer | | | | important to keep up with the trends so you are not |
| wants it could prove difficult to secure work. If you | | | | left out of a candidate pool. Furthering your education |
| happen to get a position for which you are not | | | | can help you gain the knowledge you need to stay |
| wholly qualified, too, it is bound to show in your work | | | | foremost in the mind of an employer: |
| performance. | | | | Computer certification and programming languages - |
| Whether you are interested in finding work in | | | | the landscape changes often, so it's best to upgrade |
| accounting, computer programming, legal, | | | | your education. |
| administration, or marketing, it could benefit you to | | | | Accelerated foreign language classes - companies do |
| first further your education and build up your skills. | | | | look for bi-lingual employees, so if you can speak |
| You don't necessarily have to go back for a master's | | | | rudimentary Spanish or German that could be a plus! |
| or doctorate degree, but there are a number of | | | | HTML design, CSS, and Java programming - Especially |
| colleges and universities - some in your area, others | | | | for office managers who must multi-task by updating |
| with distance learning programs - that offer | | | | the company website, you can let your new skills |
| short-term certificate programs and other specialized | | | | shine. |
| courses that can help round out your resume and | | | | Graphic design - great for marketing and Website |
| increase your chances of that much-needed second | | | | company jobs! |
| interview. Online classes give you the flexibility of | | | | As you look for permanent work, consider beefing |
| scheduling your time so you can look for temporary | | | | up your profile with some extra homework. You may |
| work to supplement your income, while most | | | | find employers will better remember you among a |
| community colleges and higher learning institutions | | | | sea of job candidates. |